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♂ William B. Wallace
aliasWilliam B. Wallace
Record
63794 · 10473

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Total 2 1 3
Birth 25 February 1861 → 163 years + 2 months ago
Lived 67 years + 1 month
First mandate 15 August 1896 → 127 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 5 months
Death 31 March 1928 → 96 years ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 5 months after 10 October 1900
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 4 1 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Robert L. Borden  m 
⊖ David McPherson  m 
⊖ William Roche  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas E. Kenny  m 
⊖ George Mitchell  m 
⊖ John F. Stairs  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17920(F) — 19 Sep 2021 12:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 8 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,387 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17931(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 3/6 5,101 52.07% +347 Loser:
LC
 4,754 48.53% Miner T. Foster
After his election:
10 Oct 1900 39
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 5 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,224 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20311(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 4/4 5,380 48.42% -197 Winner:
LIB
 5,577 50.19% William Roche
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,256 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
12 December 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17945(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
LIB
 4,400 53.29% Michael E. Keefe

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Wallace, William Bernard (p. 227)		 03 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Oct 2023 11:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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